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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Free Press poll: Biden holds huge 24-point edge over Sanders in Michigan  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, riding a wave of momentum from primaries in South Carolina and Super Tuesday states, comes into Tuesday's Michigan primary with a 24-point lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in a new Free Press poll.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Cory Booker Endorses Joe Biden  —  The endorsement from Mr. Booker comes 24 hours after Kamala Harris endorsed Mr. Biden, and the two senators will appear with the former vice president at a rally in Detroit on Monday night.  —  Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey endorsed former Vice President …
Tim Alberta / Politico:   Michigan Was Once Bernie's Resurrection. Now It Could Be His Burial.
Axios:
Joe Biden's secret governing plan  —  This is a new “Axios on HBO” column on the reality behind the curtain of the powerful, by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen.  —  Joe Biden confidants are privately discussing potential leaders and Cabinet members for his White House, including the need to name …
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr. says he'll debate Hunter Biden and release his taxes
Discussion: Mediaite, Breitbart and Raw Story
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Brian Sullivan / CNBC:
Putin just sparked an oil price war with Saudi Arabia — and US energy companies may be the victims  — Russia rejected a proposal by OPEC to cut 1.5 million barrels per day of production.  — In response, Saudi Arabia not only cut its forward crude price to Chinese customers by as much as $6 …
David Winning / Wall Street Journal:
Global Markets in Turmoil as Oil Plunges  —  Bond investors push U.S. Treasury yields to fresh record as concerns about global economic stability escalate  —  The prospect of an energy glut ratcheted up turmoil across markets world-wide on Monday, with oil plunging 20% and the yield …
Bloomberg:
Oil Drops 31% in Worst Loss Since Gulf War as Price Fight Erupts
Discussion: Quartz and allAfrica.com
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Fissures widen between White House and health agencies over coronavirus  —  (CNN)Fissures between the White House and national health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have begun to expand as the coronavirus pandemic spreads to more American states …
Discussion: Politico and NBC News
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:   Mick Mulvaney Was a Deeply Unimpressive Chief of Staff
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Bullock's Last Minute Entry Moves Montana Senate to Lean Republican  —  Today, Senate Democrats further expanded a 2020 map that was already providing them plenty of pick-up opportunities to add one more, by convincing Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to challenge Republican Sen. Steve Daines.
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:   Steve Bullock formally announces Senate run
Bloomberg:
Deepening Rout in U.S. Stock Futures Triggers Limit Down Rules  — CME rules stipulate futures can't fall more than 5% from close  — S&P 500 futures sink as Saudi Arabia wages oil price war  —  Waves of selling in U.S. stock index futures triggered Chicago Mercantile Exchange limits …
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Adam Haigh / Bloomberg:
Crude Crashes, Stocks Plunge, FX Sees Wild Moves: Markets Wrap
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Biden to get cover from major super PAC as GOP attacks ramp up  —  Priorities USA, the main Democratic super PAC focused on the presidential race, says it will back Biden with ads rebutting GOP attacks.  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden.  Democrats' flagship 2020 super PAC plans …
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Breitbart
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:   The Simple Reason the Left Won't Stop Losing
ohpredictiveinsights.cmail20.com:   Joe Biden Leads in Arizona Democratic Primary
WOOD-TV:
Poll: Biden leads in Michigan ahead of primary
Discussion: Daily Kos
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump as ‘manipulated media’  —  It's the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos  —  Twitter applied its new “manipulated media” label for the first time on Sunday to a deceptively edited video of former vice president Joe Biden.
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New York Times:
Surge of Virus Misinformation Stumps Facebook and Twitter
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Manipulated Biden Video Escalates Online Speech War With Trump
Discussion: The Independent and VICE
Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
Why CNN is calling the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic  —  (CNN)Starting today, you will notice that CNN is using the term pandemic to describe the current coronavirus outbreak.  It is not a decision we take lightly.  While we know it sounds alarming, it should not cause panic.  —  So why now?
NBC News:
Anxiety in an aging Congress as coronavirus marches across U.S.  —  “There's a lot of concern that members could bring it home,” a senior Democratic leadership aide says as offices discuss recessing Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are becoming increasingly anxious about coronavirus …
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Congress Considering Emergency Shutdown Over Coronavirus Threat to Aging Members
Discussion: NBC News, The Independent and Raw Story
Michael Fumento / New York Post:
Coronavirus going to hit its peak and start falling sooner than you think  —  Nations are closing borders, stocks are plummeting and a New York Times headline reads: “The Coronavirus Has Put the World's Economy in Survival Mode.”  Both political parties have realized the crisis could severely impact …
Discussion: Power Line
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, Coronavirus Proves to Be an Enemy He Can't Tweet Away  —  A president who is at his strongest politically when he has a human target to attack has found it harder to confront a growing outbreak that has rattled the country.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Defending against criticism …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
What the media missed about Joe Biden's electability  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Tougaloo College on March 08, 2020 in Tougaloo, Mississippi.  Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images  —  Political devotees don't like Joe Biden, but voters do.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Daily Beast
Ben Smith / New York Times:
What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About the Media  —  The senator's sweeping critique of coverage has more merit than we in the media like to admit.  —  When a BuzzFeed News colleague and I sat down with Bernie Sanders in his Capitol Hill office in 2015, he started with a thank you …
BBC:
St Patrick's Day: Dublin cancels its St Patrick's Day parade  —  Dublin has cancelled its annual St Patrick's Day parade amid fears about the spread of coronavirus, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported.  —  Earlier on Monday, Cork moved to cancel its parade, the second largest in the country attracting up to 50,000 people.
 
 
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The Guardian:
Carbon emissions fall as electricity producers move away from coal
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Thousands of Students Face Shuttered Schools
Discussion: New York Post
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The unique incompetence of Donald Trump in a crisis
Washington Post:
Hundreds exposed to D.C. church rector with coronavirus urged to self-quarantine
Firehouse Strategies:
BREAKING: Trump Loses Ground Against Democratic Challengers in Battleground States
Discussion: Breitbart and The Guardian
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
It's Still Not Because She's a Woman
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says Warren ‘singlehandedly destroyed’ Sanders' campaign
Discussion: Politico
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Gantz, Liberman vow to “get Israel out of the mud”
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Seth Hettena / New Republic:
Is Zero Hedge a Russian Trojan Horse?
Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: Vox and Common Dreams
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Michelle Malkin: Mother of Groypers
Discussion: The Other McCain
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
James Biden's health care ventures face a growing legal morass
Discussion: Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
Philip A. Verhoef / USA Today:
Surprise medical bills, coronavirus and bad insurance: 3 arguments for Medicare for All
Michele Munz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Family of Missouri's first coronavirus patient broke self quarantine, St. Louis County officials say
Washington Post:
With global economy in balance, the White House and Fed are at odds over how to help